Births attended by health staff sdgs in Maldives

Maldives: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 99.5 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
99.5
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
55th
of 169 countries
All-time high
99.5
in 2017
All-time low
70.3
in 2001
Years of data
14
1994–2017

Births attended by health staff sdgs in Maldives, 1994–2017

0204060801001994200520171994: 902001: 70.32004: 842005: 91.62006: 94.22007: 96.32008: 98.32009: 94.82010: 98.22011: 98.82012: 95.52013: 95.62014: 95.62017: 99.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 99.5 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Maldives peaked at 99.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 70.3, in 2001.

Maldives ranks 55th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Births attended by health staff sdgs in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by health staff sdgs in Maldives, 1994 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1994 90 —
2001 70.3 -21.9%
2004 84 +19.5%
2005 91.6 +9.0%
2006 94.2 +2.8%
2007 96.3 +2.2%
2008 98.3 +2.1%
2009 94.8 -3.6%
2010 98.2 +3.6%
2011 98.8 +0.6%
2012 95.5 -3.3%
2013 95.6 +0.1%
2014 95.6 +0.0%
2017 99.5 +4.1%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 99.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 99.5 is above the median for South Asia, which is 94.15, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90 90 90 1
2000s 89.93 70.3 98.3 7
2010s 97.2 95.5 99.5 6

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 55 Finland 99.5 compare
  2. 55 Seychelles 99.5 compare
  3. 55 Sri Lanka 99.5 compare
  4. 55 Tunisia 99.5 compare
  5. 55 Tuvalu 99.5 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Maldives?
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Maldives was 99.5 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 99.5 in 2017.
What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 70.3 in 2001.
How does Maldives rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
Maldives ranks 55th out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births attended by health staff sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births attended by health staff sdgs
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
169 places, 2,906 data points, 1980–2022
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